My House

A while ago, there was a thread of our houses. I didn't know how to post then, so here it is.

This must be early spring or fall, there is still firewood on the porch. I usually have a couple wicker chairs and a small table out there. About 10 years ago, I put on a new porch deck. The old one was millions of years old and had cracked so badly.

You can't see it really well, but on the right side off the back is the area where my kitties live. There are two rooms in that section. They can watch out the windows on both sides of the house. Then off the back is their enclosure. There is a ravine that runs along the left side of the house and cuts through our back yard. There is a patio along the right side also. I'd love to put a deck there and get rid of the concrete. Up north it cracks so badly in the winter.

Under the front windows, I plant three mounds of coral impatiens. That's the only flower I grow because of all the shade. On the other side of the road is the creek. Right now, it won't be long before the ice breaks up and it's fun to watch the huge sheets flowing, crashing into eachother as they go.

I can't wait to see my lawn green again!

Oh my gosh, your house is gorgeous, I want to see more-inside please x

Lovely house!!!!!! I want to sit on that porch and sip coffee .

Originally Posted by Feralvr

Lovely house!!!!!! I want to sit on that porch and sip coffee

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Me too. It is beautiful

Here are the kitchen and living room.

I used to have a Little House on the prarie kitchen.. Old beadboard cabinet and a farmers sink with a skirt across the front. And it was nice. But, I just wanted a nice kitchen before I left this earth. DH put down the floors, which isn't easy when the underlay is bowed here and there. Nothing is even.
Wall papering is a nightmare. Ceilings aren't plumb. The window over my sink looks into the kitties area. So I am always within sight and sound of them.

The livingroom is nice, but again, floors aren't straight. You could put a marble at one end and it would slowly find its way to the other. It's nice when the cats play with a ball! The windows are old and drafty. Over the couch, you can see a picture of the house an old friend of my dads did for me. It won honorable mention in the county fair.

Thanks for all the nice comments. It isn't new, and it has a lot of problems. It is constant work. But I love it. I will never leave. You could offer me a beautiful mansion, and I would turn it down. I am never happier than when I am home.

If anyone ever comes to NYS, look me up and we will have coffee, ice tea or whatever .....on the porch. You are always welcome!

Originally Posted by Feralvr

Lovely house!!!!!! I want to sit on that porch and sip coffee

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Oh it's gorgeous - inside AND out!

Very nice, and I love your porch and floors!

Wow, gorgeous home you have

gorgeous home!

I'm with everyone else! It's gorgeous! And by the description of the surroundings, it must be like a little piece of Heaven.

Your home is so pretty. I think your kitchen table is like mine. Does it have the claw feet.

Love your front porch! It sounds as if you have an idyllic setting---lucky you!

You have a really nice house!

I love the inside pictures, makes my house look like a storage cipboard, you have so much space, your house is like the house in my dreams. x

It's VERY inviting!!! A beautiful and a loving home!!! that front porch is just right for a lazy kitty on a sunny afternoon!!

You have a lovely home. You know, I do get to New York sometimes. I would love to enjoy coffee on that wonderful porch! Or in that great kitchen!

Originally Posted by Ruthyb

Oh my gosh, your house is gorgeous, I want to see more-inside please

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Thanks Ruthy! It's so old though. And I have discovered ways to hide a multitude of sins!

I used to crawl out those little windows above the porch to chip ice!

What was I thinking????

Originally Posted by Feralvr

Lovely house!!!!!! I want to sit on that porch and sip coffee

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In 08, our road was closed for 7 months, from April to October. We sat out there and met so many people who came down to look at the work the crew was doing. I felt like I was in Mayberry! People we wouldn't normally know, we were talking with for that time.

It is where I trapped Spot and Beeba and saved them from the traffic before the road opened again.

Thanks!

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Me too. It is beautiful

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Thanks Marianne! The porch used to be concrete and was not even with the front of the house. It was all cracked and sinking. The bottoms of the pillars were rotting.

My friend put on the deck and I stripped the pillars down and repainted them.

You could have given me the crown jewels and I wouldn't have been as happy as when I got a new porch.!